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Movies: Best "spouse abuse" Movies


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Ju Dou(1990)

1h 35min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 56 votes)

A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed in glowing technicolour, this tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.

Directed by Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang - With Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Wei

Boy Wonder(2010)

1h 33min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 57 votes)

A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a real hero? And who decides what is right or wrong? As the boundaries blur, Sean's dual life wears on his psyche and his two worlds careen dangerously close to colliding. Like a graphic novel you can't put down, Boy Wonder challenges morality, distorting perceptions of what is right and what is justified, as it races to its shocking conclusion.

Directed by Michael Morrissey - With Zulay Henao, Bill Sage, Tracy Middendorf, Chuck Cooper, James Russo

Late Spring(2014)

1h 42min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Set in the 1960's. Joo-Goo is viewed as Korea's best sculptor, but he suffers from a disease which will slowly paralyze his body. He gives up interests in the arts and just spends his days meaninglessly. His wife, Jung-sook, tries to find a nude model for him, hoping the model might inspire him to sculpt again. One day, Jung-sook meets Min-gyung.

Directed by Cho Geun-hyeon - With Park Yong-woo

Personal Velocity(2002)

1h 26min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 17 votes)

In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who restrict their personal freedom.

Sophia Lazzati(2017)

1h 24min | Drama

When Sophia leaves her violent husband, new problems arise as she regains fortitude and her daughter struggles with adolescence.

One Year in a Life of Crime(1989)

55min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live by theft and suffer addiction. Focusing on a year in the lives of three professional criminals, this gritty profile—which includes hidden-camera footage of actual thefts—exposes the "petty" crimes that are paralyzing America.

The Removalists(1975)

1h 33min | Drama
1.5/5 (with 1 vote)

An adaptation of David Williamson's play; John Hargreaves and Peter Cummins star as a good and bad cop who assist a battered wife as she tries to escape her belligerent husband.

Directed by Tom Jeffrey - With Peter Cummins

The Creep Behind the Camera(2014)

1h 51min | Comedy, Drama
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

An exploration of the making of b-movie sci-fi cult classic "The Creeping Terror" and its con-man director Art "A.J." Nelson/Vic Savage.